Stage III of the Inclusive Socio-Economic Reconversion

The young pupils after the studies they enter in unemployment with all their theoretical baggage. Also, women responsible for major household expenses (school fees and health care for children and the daily food ration) often carry out economic activities that do not allow them to save money.

In most cases, these young people come from poor families without the means to provide for their future without going through self-help limited by means and experience. Our project aims to address the problem of unequal access to socio-economic and educational benefits. 

The local production of inputs and parents reduces deaths on the road and huge losses of capital invested during importation.

20 secondary schools in BUTEMBO and GOMA cities and 4 markets in the some cities will be equipped to deal with issues related to the sustainable management of local production and sales and equipped with agro-sylvo-breeding inputs so that to install four (4) demonstration fields in school concessions. The second approach is to support oriented scientific research in the areas of agripreneurship and community mobilization. 

-Innovazing Vision intends to produce fodder concentrates based on cereals and proteins for a speed 2 times faster than the natural growth of the animal for a good price in the short term. 1 broodstock of piglets given to each pipul provides to the company 2 piglets per 10 months for agribusiness. 10 to 100 kg of seeds given to a student, gives the company 20% of the production after 6 months.

- Innovazing Vision gives an equivalent commodity of $20-100 with 1% interest rate without guarantee to women traders of foods grouped within a cooperative of agripreneurs who works on the value chain, winners of training in cash management in the local language, whose profits allow them to provide for household needs such as the education of children, clothing and their health care.

The objectives of this program is to obtain the data base of the potential customs of our products like the chicks, pigs and the animals keeping supplier through.

1. The Capacity building for youth and women traders of foods living below $1 per day; and

2. The Improving of the agricultural and livestock production.

On december of 2019, we made a market study on the business of women who sales food products (tomato, sweet potatoes, fishes, fruits,...) in the KITULU market in BUTEMBO city, which indicates that 87% has a seed capital of $10 US and made a small profit of $3.37 US a day. And has the household expenses of $3 US, which means their net income is $0.37 US a day.

By training them, they will become our customs because the majority of them, sales the products of primary necessities exported from the neighbor countries which are more consumed by the majority of the population.

For this, from February, 10, 2020, our exprts started a training of 18 women traders of foods and the supervise of 20 students from disadvantaged families of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biodiversity of the University of the great lake countries of Butembo. Through this project we are will install 20 school fields in 20 schools in BUTEMBO and GOMA cities within school concessionsand through the training we will provide an equivalent commodity of $20-200 with 1% interest rate without guarantee to women traders of foods grouped within a cooperative of agripreneurs who works on the value chain of agricultural products, so that to raise the net margin of $0.37 US to $2.22 US a day. The positive social impact is measured through the involvement of the youth and the women tradres of foods in all the processes of the implementation which accelerate the realization of numerous and quality investments in populations, and thus to promote equity and economic growth of our region.

The Manager had participated in a business plan competition organized by the Congolese government with support from the World Bank Group. And had submitted a business plan which will be subsidized with the amount of $15,000 American dollars.

However, this fund is made up for expenses of the purchase of start-up equipment and working capital.

INVI-SARL not only needs to buy land (as a production site) so that to develop its productions, but also to supervise a same young people (with a starter kit) who has the spirit of entrepreneurship and who do not have the  financiers  possibility to start this activities.  Increase intervention capacity through support ranging from $USD 20 to more or less than $USD 500,000. 

This project is based on the win-win partnership not only to allow students who come from poor families to practice the knowledge acquired in the agro-food industry through the production and consumption of local products in order to promote the local industry and thus to integrate GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS, but also to earn money to pay their school fees and provide for small daily needs.

The working capital that will be given to the women raders of food  of the 4 selected markets will enable them to improve their net income and thus enable them to bear the school fees, care and daily food ration of their children.

After the project, the beneficiary institutions will already be equipped with agro-sylvo-pastoral inputs that will enable them to sustain activities in the demonstration fields. INVI/SARL will monitor and provide guidance on a permanent basis in collaboration with the management committees of the schools benefiting from the project. INVI/SARL will seek the integration of these demonstration  fields in the national and international program of entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises. 

The general goal is to contribute to the reduction of poverty and the rate of illiteracy within the population and the integration of the agripreneurial system (agro-forestry-livestock value chain) through educational institutions and markets of Butembo and Goma cities.

The specific objective one: is to install four (4) demonstration fields in the 4 school concessions

The specific objective twoo: is to promote work on the value chain by integrating the agro-forestry-livestock system into the agricultural practices of the population of the city of Butembo and Goma in particular and that of the whole republic in general.

This year we plan to provide to the beneficiaries (young pipuls and women traders of food) the INNOVATIVE CREDIT worth $USD 20-100 each at a repayment rate of 1%. This is to promote the creation of micro-enterprises (income-generating activities).

-The INNOVATION CREDIT covers the following 3 functions (IMPACTS):

1)The transfer of 40 women trader of food's activities from informal to formal.

2)Initial capital formation (seed capital) and creation of employment to 40 youth 

3)Socio-economic stability.

The Investors want a return on investment of our company is 9.36%, that means at 3.8 years we will have covered the invested capital. 

The results expected by our project coincide with the below indicators:

- Indicator I: number of institutions with improved capacity to deal with issues related to sustainable agripreneurship: 4 secondary schools and 4 markets in Butembo and Goma cities will be able to deal with issues related to production and local consumption and equipped with agro-forestry-livestock value chain inputs to install four (4) demonstration fields in school concessions and create cooperatives legalize food tradres in small markets;

-Indicator II: Number of analyzes based on data or evidence, evaluation or advocacy agendas shared with stakeholders: one (1) identification survey sanctioned by a partnership contract (win-win), organition of a competition at two sessions (in Butembo and Goma) for the selection of 40 pipuls and 40 women traders of food, sanctioned by a certificate of achievement, organization of a recruitment test for the 2 trainers, sanctioned by a recruitment report;

-All the institutions provide us with finalized clients with the condition of having an INNOVATION IDEA and the right leads and women marketers are identified in the small markets.

-Beyond products: INNOVATION CREDITS, INNOVAZING VISION will select the best seeds, creation of agricultural cooperatives. 

Our project will set up a digital database of expertise in Agripreneurship (agribusiness) and Agroecology for pipuls and women tradres of food, potential entrepreneurs (E-Skills and E-Literacy) for the indirect sale of agro-forestry-livestock value chain inputs (pig sires , hens, corn, soybean, potato seeds), by granting INNOVATION CREDITS for an amount of $USD20-200 depending on the activity preceded by adequate direct or partner training.

Our forecasts show that the project will support 50% of women. The activities of our projects will generate minimal and/or zero negative environmental and social impacts and therefore present no risk of environmental degradation. This classifies our project in category C. Means that the environmental assessment can be subject, so that to a preliminary environmental assessment during the screening process which will require the development of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). Which is a safeguards instrument that contains several themes relating to respect for biodiversity, equity, inclusion, gender at the workplace. And these themes will be popularized and applied during the implementation of project activities

innovazing Vision jointly with 20 educational institutions will grow corn, soybeans, peanuts, fruits, for which (productions) the half (one) part will be used to produce concentrates feeds based on cereals and proteins for a speed growth2 times faster than the natural of the animal for a good short-term price. 

Profits are reinvested to allow us to have more customers who allow us to serve and maximize the interests. 

- 1 broodstock given to each pipuls provided to the company 2 piglets, 2 one (1) month old chicks, two (2) rabbits per 8 months for agribusiness.

- Innovazing Vision wil gives a loan of $USD 20-100 with an interest rate of 1% without guarantee to women trades of food grouped in simplified cooperatives after adequate training in finance management in local languages. 

The Phase I of the project: "Inclusive Socio-Economic Reconversion" which consisted of integrating agropastoral into professional and academic practices within the Free University of the Pays de Grand Lacs Camps de Butembo in the academic year 2020- 2021. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biodiversity with self-financing of two partners. And had supervised 28 people, including 18 women.
The Phase II of the project: "Inclusive Socio-Economic Reconversion", with a grant from the Support Program for the Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, developed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with financing from the World Bank through a loan from the International Development Association (IDA), will supply GOMA town with organic livestocks products at an affordable price to promote food security for the local population and fight against imports of basic necessities for a 12-month period from 2022 to 2023.